1/62 Regiment of Foot
1 Battalion 62 (the Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot
Unit Histories
| 25-Dec-1755 |
25-Dec-1755 |
Created |
in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland as 1 Battalion 62 (Royal Americans) Regiment of Foot |
| 27-Dec-1756 ? |
27-Dec-1756 ? |
Converted to |
1/60 Regiment of Foot as 1 Battalion 60 (Royal Americans) Regiment of Foot |
| 04-Jan-1757 |
04-Jan-1757 |
Reformed |
by Archibald Montgomery as 1 Highland Battalion, later designated 1 Battalion 62 Regiment of Foot |
| 15-Jun-1758 |
15-Jun-1758 |
Converted to |
1/77 Regiment of Foot |
| 15-Jun-1758 |
15-Jun-1758 |
Converted from |
2/4 Regiment of Foot |
| 31-Aug-1782 |
31-Aug-1782 |
Renamed |
1 Battalion 62 (the Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Converted to |
1 The Wiltshire Regiment |
| Number of Records Returned: 7 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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